Special election set on November 5 for Mount Pleasant

• The Mount Pleasant city council and Mayor Tracy Craig tackled a full agenda on June 18th TRIBUNE PHOTO / NICOLE KIMBALL

The date is set for a special election in Mount Pleasant to fill the empty seat of former council member Jerry Walker. It was during the June 18 meeting that the city council voted to hold the special election on November 5 of this year.

The council approved nearly all items on the agenda and they are as follows:

• Adding Elaine Roe as investment officer and adding Greg Nyhoff to all certification agreements and investments with financial institutions on accounts of the City of Mount Pleasant

• Adopt ordinance 2024-12 for water conservation and drought contingency plan

• Pay request from Wicker Construction for work on Sports Complex Regional Lift Station

• Award of bid for West Loop Wastewater Collection improvements

• Request from McKenzie Joseck for approval of preliminary plat, being a 10.907-acre land situated in the Daniel McCall Survey, being a portion of Mount Pleasant Business Park